Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-30
OFFICIAL.

An ORDrNANcE to amend and reordain the fourth
section OF chapter five of the laws of the City
Council of Alexandria approved March 3Gth
1874.
LIST. Be it ordained by the City Council of
Alexandria, That section four OF chapter i've be
amended SO us to read as follows
Section >. All the houses in the city shall be
numbered as hereinafter designated, viz: All the
streets running east ana west shall be commenced
Mt their eastern termination and numbered
through to their western termination, and ali
those streets running north and south shall be
commenced ut King street as centre, and those
streets running north from King street shall be
numbered from King street through TO their
northern termination, and those streets running
south from King street shall be numbered from
King street through to their southern termiua
ton, upon the decimal system. Twenty-Five feet
front space shall be allowed for number on all
lots not built upon and if after such lots shall be
numbered there shall be al excess of fifteen front
then such fifteen feet shall be entitled to a num-
Der.
Section 8. That one hundred numbers shall be
the proportion for each square, and each success.
i've square shall have its enumeration to begin
with an even hundred, placing the odd numbers
on the right hand and the even numbers on the
left hand from the place of commencement.
Section 4. The Committee on Streets shall d.
rect the owner or occupant of houses to attix the
proper number thereto, and shall have the power
70 tuo IUTIl, SlHc anu ludteTldl OF SUCH
numbers. Any owner or occupant of any house
who shall neglect refuse to ailiX the number de-
signated after being notified for i've days by the
city contractor shall be fined not less than two
dollars and one dollar for every day he shall violate
this section. On all houses hereafter erected the
Committee on Streets shall prescribe to the owner
or occupant the numbers to be placed upon the
samc. The price of each number affixed to any
house shall not exceed twenty-five cents, and
shall be paid for by the owner or occupant. The
Committee on Streets shall be, and is hereby, au-
thorized to contract forthwith with some person
who is duly qualified for the business, who shall
lay Off the Streets locate the numbers, number the
houses in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance, and shall enter into security in the
sum OF five hundred dollars for the faithful per.
Torrance of the same and all such laying off and
numbering by the city contractor shall be subject
10 the supervision of the Committee on Streets.
Section .. The Committee Streets are au-
thorized and instructed to have the names of al
the streets in the city painted upon the gas
lamps or painted upon and affixed to the sides of
houses, provided the consent of the owner be first
obtained whero the streets intersect with each
other and there is no gas lamp.
Section d. All ordinances or parts Of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealcd.
Section T. This ordinance shall be in force from
its passage
Passed Board of Aldermen June %, 1887.
E. e. DOWNHAM, President
Passed Common Council June %, 1887.
ISAAC EICHBERG, President.
Approved June %, 1887.
JNO. B. SMOOT, Mayor
Teste: JAMES r. CATION. Clerk C. C.